Andes Takes Embedded Cores to Japan, KoreaNews & Analysis 5/31/2012 Post a commentEmboldened by reports of an uncertain future for MIPS Technologies, Andes Technology will take its embedded cores to the Japan market this fall. Andes CEO Frankwell Lin says its a "small move for us."

Samsung, LG lead on tablet displaysNews & Analysis 5/31/2012 4 commentsThanks to continued strong sales of Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle Fire, Korean display makers Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc. remained the top suppliers of tablet screens in 2011, with more than 80 percent of all shipments combined, according to IHS iSuppli.

Intel phone debuts in ChinaNews & Analysis 5/31/2012 11 commentsIntel has released another Atom-powered smartphone, this time by Chinese electronics vendor Lenovo Group, which said it will put out an Intel Inside device at CES 2012 back in January.

Insufficient baseband chip supply hurting LTE smartphone salesNews & Analysis 5/30/2012 9 commentsSince there has been greater than originally expected demand for LTE smartphones and tablets, international vendors are worried that their shipments are not enough to meet demand due to short supply of LTE solution chips from Qualcomm, currently the only provider of integrated multimode 3G/4G LTE baseband chips.

3U form-factor PSU claims increased power benefitsProduct News 5/30/2012 Post a commentPulse Electronics' 3U form-factor PSU for VPX applications is now available with optimized Positronic P47 connections and can be configured to deliver more than 400 W of power plus provide an additional high power 28 V protected output.